disclose

[ dih-sklohz ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·closed, dis·clos·ing.

1. to make known; reveal or uncover:

   to disclose a secret.

   Synonyms: unveil, tell, show

   Antonyms: conceal

2. to cause to appear; allow to be seen; lay open to view:

   In spring the violets disclose their fragrant petals.

   Synonyms: expose

3. Obsolete. to open up; unfold.

noun

1. Obsolete. disclosure.

disclose

/ dɪsˈkləʊz /

verb

1. to make (information) known
2. to allow to be seen; lay bare

Derived Forms

• disˈcloser, noun

Other Words From

• dis·closer noun
• predis·close verb (used with object) predisclosed predisclosing
• self-dis·closed adjective
• undis·closed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disclose¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English disclosen, desclosen, from Old French desclos-, stem of desclore, equivalent to des- dis- ¹ + clore “to close,” from Latin claudere; close

Synonym Study

See reveal.

Related Words

• acknowledge
• admit
• confess
• discover
• divulge
• leak
• publish
• reveal
• tell
• uncover
• unveil